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Ammar

“Builder, developer” — Arabic origin

Boy's name · #1241 in the US (2025) · Trending

Ammar has appeared in US records since 1977 — best rank #1241 (2025) · 3,083 babies named Ammar all-time · 1 in 11,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #92 in Bosnia (FBiH) (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Ammars

• Ammar ibn Yasir — Companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (died 657)
• Ammar Jemal — Tunisian association football player
• Ammar Souayah — Tunisian association football player
• Ammar ibn Ali al-Mawsili — Inventor, doctor and surgeon
• Ammar al-Baluchi — prisoner at Guantanamo Bay detention camp

What Ammars become

Among 144 notable people named Ammar:

Athletes appear 1.8× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ammar Jemal, Tunisian association football player.

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